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a Fionn MacCumhaill story; Irish Mythology
story
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Sound recording, story; a section of the epic
cycle of Fionn MacCumhaill stories, orginating from Irish
mythology, told by Robin Williamson, accompanying himself on the
harp, as part of the programme The Wise and Foolish Tongue, in a
mini-festival of stories, Stories of Shifting Truth, programmed
by the Crick Crack Club and Barbican Education, in the Pit
Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 21st February 2004
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Introduction by Jillian Barker Head of
Education at the Barbican Centre, London; followed by story told
by Robin Williamson. Fionn was out hunting with his two hunting
dogs, (his two nephews under a spell) and with two friends,
Cohnan Nall (Cohnan the bald) and Diarmud (Diarmud of the love
spot, who had a spot on his face, which if any women saw it they
would fall instantly in love with them), on the Ilse of Arran.
They killed nothing. When Night fell, they went to a house of an
old man. Before letting them in, the old man, to their surprise,
ordered them harshly not to cause any trouble. In the house there
was a white goat. The man asked Cohnan to tether the goat. He
tried for an hour and half and failed. Diarmud and Fionn tried in
turn and failed. The man return and tethered it with no effort.
Later a beautiful young women entered the room. Diarmud turned to
her with words of desire, but she replied with anger 'Truly,
truly, once I was yours and you cared nothing for me then' and
left the room. That night, full of curiousity they slept badly.
In the morning, before they left, Fionn turned to the man and
asked the man why he had spoken harshly to them on the doorstep;
why only he could tether the goat, and why had the girl spoken in
such anger, when they had never seen her before. The man answered
that the girl's name is Youth and little enough any of you cared
for her until she was gone. The name of the goat is The World and
none of you can bind her but me, and my name is Death.
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audience:-
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adult
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recording quality
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condition:-
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good
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 13 minutes, 22 seconds
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In 2003, Jillian Barker, Head of Education at the Barbican
Centre, London, approached Ben Haggarty, Artistic Director of the
Crick Crack Club, with a proposal to programme regular
performance storytelling at the Barbican Centre. Since 2003 the
Crick Crack Club has worked in partnership with Barbican
Education to programme 9 events a year in the Barbican Pit
Theatre, for adult audiences. These events are programmed during
the three school half terms each year, with usually three evening
events per half term. The performances of storytelling are
occasionally preceded by pre-show talks. The Pit Theatre is an
award winning black box theatre, which seats approximately 180
people (depending on the seating configuration).
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; singer; musician: Robin Williamson
male / Irish
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storytelling:-
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Master of Ceremonies: Jillian Barker
female / British / occupation Educationalist; Head of Barbican
Education
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origin:-
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Ireland
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event flyer
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Click to enlarge images
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programming & administration:-
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programmer; Crick Crack Club Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
programmer: The Crick Crack Club
administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican
Education
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storytelling:-
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London, England: The Barbican Centre: The Pit Theatre
21 Feb 2004
mini-festival; public performance: Stories of Shifting Truth
Wise and Foolish Tongue, The
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gift from:-
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The Barbican Centre
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007